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- Page 3 NTRODUCTION One of the highly desirable features of the GlobeSurfer III device is the ability to network together Printers and External Hard Disk drives (aka File Servers) directly, and share these devices over the Local Area Network (LAN) via WiFi or connected Ethernet. Being a ‘router’...
- Page 4 DDING HARED RINTERS TO YOUR LOBE URFER GlobeSurfer III includes a print server that allows printers attached to the device via the USB connection to be shared by all computers on the LAN. To configure a network printer, you must first open the GlobeSurfer Management Console, which can be easily accessed via your Web Browser software.
- Page 5 The ' Printer' screen appears, where you can view information about your printer, as well as view a list of print jobs (when prints are in the queue). When first establishing a connection to a new printer, the “Enabled” check box must be selected. The GlobeSurfer will then look for any printer devices attached to the router.
- Page 6 The auto-detecting nature of the GlobeSurfer GUI will refresh to show the printer connected, along with a link (in blue) to the printer device. By pressing on the blue printer link (as seen above), the following screen is presented: The user can rename the printer here, and can find the URLs necessary to ‘mount’ the printer onto the users desktop for printing.
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Page 7: Install The Printer Drivers
The printer is now installed and ready to be used by network (Wi-Fi or Ethernet) connected users. LTERNATIVE ETHOD OF ONFIGURING THE RINT ERVER Normally the method indicated above will be sufficient to enable the configuration of your printer, however in some cases a more granular approach may be necessary. In the event the above fails to locate or enable your printer, please try the method outlined below. -
Page 8: Connecting The Printer
use the printer when it’s connected to the GlobeSurfer. Refer to the printer’s documentation on how to install the drivers. 3.2 Connecting the Printer Turn OFF the GlobeSurfer. Connect the Printer to the USB port and switch ON the router and printer. 3.3 Add a Network Printer 3.3.1 For Windows XP... -
Page 9: File Server (Attached Storage )
Under printer’s Properties click Port Tab and tick the IP address (192.198.1.1) that was set on previous settings then click Apply ERVER TTACHED TORAGE GlobeSurfer III includes a file server function that allows external hard disk drives to be attached to the device via the USB port. - Page 10 Once you insert your external hard drive to the USB port on the GlobeSurfer III, the browser will refresh to show the presence of the external device. Option nv, Gaston Geenslaan 14 , B-3001 Leuven Tel +32 16 317 411 Fax +32 16 207 164 http://www.option.com Page 10 of 14...
- Page 11 Open Windows Explorer and type in Address : \\192.168.1.1\share or \\GlobeSurferIII\Share. A new client windows will open showing the content of your external drive. In order to configure your external hard drive device so that it is available every time you insert it into the GlobeSurfer III, then select “Map Network Drive”...
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- Page 13 ( ) *+, +3 <! *= "! 9 ( *! "( 2 * && It is possible to re-format your external hard drive in FAT32 format through the GlobeSurfer III device if you require read/write functionality. Option nv, Gaston Geenslaan 14 , B-3001 Leuven Tel +32 16 317 411 Fax +32 16 207 164 http://www.option.com Page 13 of 14...
- Page 14 ( ) *+, ' - . & & & 2 & 2 & 2 & 2 &/ 0 ) @*+' +A + • GlobeSurfer III • Memory Stick Storage Devices • USB Based FAT32 formatted Hard Disk Drives (any devices greater than 160Gb should be powered independently to avoid excessive power drain on the GlobeSurfer) Option nv, Gaston Geenslaan 14 , B-3001 Leuven Tel +32 16 317 411 Fax +32 16 207 164 http://www.option.com...